Write-up: Lori Waterman Leader: Lori Waterman Co-Leader Carolyn Eastman. It was a little misty and overcast when we were starting out, but ended up being a beautiful day. 15 Tramps hiked 8.6 mile, starting at Douglass Park in Oriskany Falls and heading towards Cassity Hollow Rd. and stopping at the waterfall for a group picture. Proceeding from there we traveled upward toward the Madison Wind Farm. Along the way passed a small private game farm with many small animals wandering around….

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Write-up: Mary Pat Connors Leader: Mary Pat Connors Co-Leader: Lu Blanchard In a hiking club that is nearing its 100-year mark, it is difficult to come up with a new hike. But I had come across a flier from Adirondack Experience.com called “The Waterfall Challenge.” This became the foundation for our “Find the Waterfalls” hike. Our club has been up and down routes 30 and 8 out of Speculator many times, but never stopped to find some of these falls…

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Write-up: Bobbie Scarpino Leader: Bobbie Scarpino Co-Leader: Carolyn Eastman Fair skies and brisk temperatures prevailed for the 15 Tramps that made the 60-mile trip to the south end of the Helderberg Escarpment on Beaver Dam Rd., Voorheesville. We started out heading north above the escarpment and made our way down on a portion of the Long Path Trail.* After 2 miles we left the woods, entered John Boyd Thacher State Park and walked the rim trail along the edge of…

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Write-Up: Margaret Decker Leader: Margaret Decker Co-Leader: Mark Decker On  September 9, Sunday 35 of us hiked Oxbow Falls in Canastota.  It was the first cool day in a long time to hike.  Unfortunately, there was not a lot of water at the falls.  It was a nice hike through the woods via switch backs.  We had lunch at the top of the hill under the pavilion.  There was a nice lookout where you could see Oneida Lake and a…

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Write-up:   Madonna Fellows Leader:       Madonna Fellows Co-Leader: Don Fellows What an absolutely beautiful day we had to begin our kayak on the Black River. With bright blue skies and very warm temperatures, it was the ideal day for 16 Tramps to paddle up the river. When we reached the point where the rocks prevented us from advancing any further, we exited our boats, pulled them up into the woods (with a lot of effort and assistance from one another) and…

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Write-up: Jim Wasielewski Leader: Sharon Kaelin Co-Leader: Tom Smith Thirteen of us hiked the 6.6 miles to the lean-to on Middle Settlement Lake. My other brother and nephew joined us for what started out as a beautiful sunny day, another hot hiking day which quickly transformed into a torrential downpour for the last 1.5 miles. Still a great hike, just had to be very careful on the trail with the water gushing around us, especially coming down the final rocky part….

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Twelve Tramps hiked 9.5 miles to the Woodhull Mountain fire tower on a beautiful July day. The trail was generally flat and made for an easy walk for the first four miles. It then became a gradual climb, ending at the fire tower. Even though the tower look-out room was not accessible, the view from the upper level was nice. The tower steps provided a great setting for a group photo. “Hats off” (or maybe it should be “hats on”)…

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Write-up: Kathy Countryman Leader: Kathy Countryman Co-Leader: Francis Roy A dozen of us enjoyed a shady stroll through the woods to Brandy Lake and back on a picture-perfect summer day. The trail was remarkably dry considering all the rain we’ve had recently, but we did have to make our way over, under, around, or through some blown-down trees. Thanks to Jimmy Waz for reorienting the leader when she was about to head us off down the “primrose path.”    …

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Write-up: Geoff Horan Leader: Geoff Horan Co-leader: Donna Horan Ten Tramps and two guests headed to Bear Lake on a windy and cloudy Sunday. The hike in was very pleasant for this time of year as the cooler air and steady breeze kept the bugs to a minimum.  When we reached the lean-to at Bear Lake we encountered two members of Lean2 Rescue who had spent their morning cleaning the lean-to and surrounding area of trash and discarded items. They…

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Write-up: Janis Jones Leader: Karen Oeink Co-Leader: Janis Jones Twenty-one of us hiked a straight easy 6.25 miles on a beautiful sunny breezy Saturday. Thanks to Karen for leading the hike and the brownies afterwards!